Korean National Treasures: 2000 Years of Art Publisher / Countess Report She was The Spice Mistress

She was The Spice Mistress to whom spices sang

and we experience them in ways that are immediate but often mundane

Cath Kidston

You become completely focused on the things you are sketching or painting and completely immersed in the atmosphere of the place

composing and inventing drawn images

Korean National Treasures: 2000 Years of Art Publisher / Countess Report She was The Spice MistressAn epic journey through the world of Korean art, ranging from the first century BCE to the mid twentieth century The 150 artworks showcased in this elegant book represent the vast and varied traditions and the extraordinary range of media encompassed in the Korean art world. The objectswhich include paintings, sculptures, ceramics, books, and scrollshave, with one exception, never been published or exhibited outside Korea, and over twenty of them have